Colonial Life

Question 9 • US History Essentials I Sem. 1

After the Glorious Revolution, the British relaxed the rules regulating trade for the American colonies. Why did they do this?

Answer

The British hoped the colonies would become wealthier and spend more on manufactured goods from Britain.

The British were afraid the colonists would revolt because they wanted some form of self-government.

The British realized that the distance between Britain and the American colonies was too great for an exchange of information.

The British wanted the colonists to develop a form of self-government similar to the representative body in Britain.

Explanation

After the Glorious Revolution, Britain often followed a policy of relaxed enforcement of trade rules, later called salutary neglect. British leaders expected the colonies to grow richer and, in turn, buy more manufactured goods from Britain, so choice A is correct.

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